About 19 hygiene operational vehicles and 1 thirteen-seater bus has been commission to strengthen supervision, distribution of materials, monitoring of School Improvement Plans, and response in remote communities in Plateau State
by the Plateau State Government.
Others Teaching and Learning Materials.include 296,765 core textbooks in Mathematics, English, Basic Science and Computer Studies, plus 19,905 copies of the curriculum and teachers’ guides for ECCDE, Primary and JSS classes -Digital tools- Computers, tablets and 34,590 core textbooks under the 2025 intervention, plus 2 pioneer smart classrooms with 30 desktops each at LEA Primary School Tudun Wada and Pilot Science Primary School Mangu.
The flagging off Program also was during the comments of a 2-day capacity building workshop for education stakeholders under the HOPE Education Program on Tuesday in Jos.
Speaking during the occasion the Plateau State Governor Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang disclosed that over 1,200 classrooms have been renovated across the 17 Local Government Areas of the State in the last three years.
While commending State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) for clearing UBEC counterpart funds for 2022 and 2023, placing Plateau State among states that are up to date, assuring that the state is set to pay the 2026 counterpart fund, with a projected investment of over ₦10 billion in basic education.
According to him,the intervention was aimed at fixing learning from the foundation,which will start from primary school, adding that if a child cannot distinguish between ease and worse the problem started at the foundation level.
The Governor also urged the State Universal Basic Education Board and the Ministry of Education to run a deliberate program to improve teachers, English delivery.
"We cannot have mixture of rice and beans English’ in our classrooms. We are ready to support teachers to become a better version of themselves. We will push you to raise the bar to a basic minimum standard, he disclosed.
Governor Mutfwang warned they should ensured that every material, vehicle, laptop, tablet reaches its intended destination,and to know that all this are public resources and will be accountable.
He urged the Education Secretaries in the 17 Local Government Areas to leave their desks and monitor schools directly. Recruitment under HOPE Education, adding that they will prioritize rural postings with better incentives.
Also Chairman Partnership and Tracking SUBEB, Hon. Bldr. Sunday Samuel Amuna, explained that the partners including Owondo Foundation and Keyword Enjuma Foundation which are supporting teacher training and ECCDE classroom upgrades, saying that SUBEB is also working with the Plateau State Sports Council to revive school sports.
While the HOPE Project Coordinator, Mr. Aliyu Baba, linked the flag-off to wider HOPE agenda gains: recruitment of 1,500 teachers, solar-powered classrooms, revitalization of 102 PHCs, enrollment of 160,000 people into health insurance, and budget transparency across all 17 LGAs.
Our Correspondent reports that a 2-day workshop is on asset tracking management was also launched and will focused on results, not just activities.
Also Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, Hon. Ishaku Mareng Yobo, disclosed that the Ministry will deploy monitoring and evaluation to support HOPE Educations Trace and Track system, adding that "The time is now," Tomorrow is too late."
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